Congregation votes to stay downtown Posted by CC for Steve Frevert on May 2nd, 2009 12:25 pm On April 26, the congregation of the First United Methodist Church in Burlington voted to reconstruct their church on its downtown site rather than build a new structure at the edge of town. The church, which is in […]
Call for Award Nominations – due June 26, 2009 Posted by CC on April 20th, 2009 11:27 am The Iowa Architectural Foundation is soliciting nominations for its 2009 Community Design Excellence Awards. This program, established in 2000, recognizes governmental organizations and/or subdivisions, not-for-profit organizations, and/or local citizens or groups for significant achievements in the promotion […]
Colorado Couple Meet with Supporters Posted by CC on April 11th, 2009 10:30 am Two Colorado historians with a familial connection to the Sturdevant House in Waverly will be in Iowa next week. Kathy and Rick Sturdevant are hoping to raise at least $35,000 before April 14 so they can buy Rick’s great-great-great-grandfather’s house at […]
Recycled Materials will Help in Rehab of Historic Buildings Posted by CC on March 28th, 2009 2:49 pm IHPA has embarked on a new venture to assist the flood ravaged community of Cedar Rapids in developing a sustainable architectural salvage and recycling operation. The operation was started with the guidance of Roger Gwinup of Iowa […]
Historic East Village seeks donations by March 17, 2009 to assist with move Posted by CC for Sarah Oltrogge, Historic East Village on March 15th, 2009 3:00 pm JSC Properties signed an agreement with Historic East Village Inc. to move the structure formerly known as Don’s East Grand Texaco at 203 E. Grand to another […]
American Indian ‘ring’ village dates back to 300-400 A.D. Posted by mw on February 19th, 2009 4:59 pm U.S. Army Corps of Engineers archaeologists have discovered what they call the Oak Village, a site found near the Oakville levee along the Iowa River said to be one of only three known “ring” midden American Indian […]
Posted by mw on February 19th, 2009 4:55 pm In less than a week, local residents will have a new place to celebrate their history when the Des Moines County Heritage Center opens its doors at 1 p.m. Saturday in the former Burlington Public Library. “This is really exciting for us,” said Des Moines County […]
Don’s East Grand Service Station in Des Moines May be Moved Posted by CC on February 15th, 2009 10:26 am The 78-year-old building that most recently housed Don’s East Grand Service Station may be given another chance at life. Current plans for demolishing the structure for a parking lot and future development have been delayed […]
Fort Madison Couple Agree to Acquire and Clean Up Buildings Posted by CC on January 24th, 2009 11:26 am Lyle and Gwen Brown have no plans for getting into property management, but they couldn’t stand by and watch two downtown historic buildings demolished. After months of trying to find a way to save the buildings […]
Sturdevant House Dates to 1856 Posted by CC on January 24th, 2009 11:17 am Ira Sturdevant’s family settled on the west side of Iowa’s Red Cedar River in 1853 on 40 acres he received for his service in the War of 1812. The house they built in 1855 and 1856 has stood through numerous floods, […]